ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis (TB) contributes 2.7% of total Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) in
low income countries. It is also the leading infectious cause of mortality and morbidity
in these countries. Kenya is one of the countries with the highest burden of
tuberculosis globally. The country still has poor treatment outcomes in a significant
number of patients. These poor treatment outcomes have been considerably linked to
TB treatment adherence problems. The study area, Kisumu East sub-County, had the
lowest TB treatment cure rates (81%) in the country versus the recommended 85%.
This can be linked to treatment adherence problems. Therefore, a cross sectional
descriptive study was conducted to establish the predictors of TB treatment adherence
among patients aged above 18 years attending TB clinics in Kisumu East sub-County.
A total of 250 respondents were interviewed. Random numbers were used to assign
respondents to the study from TB permanent register. An interviewer administered
structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents on the social,
demographic, behavioral, biological, treatment and health system predictors of TB
treatment adherence. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics for sociodemographic
variables and bivariate analysis as the selection criteria for inclusion in
the binary logistic regression analysis. A p values (p≤0.05), Odds Ratios and 95%
confidence interval (CI) were used to demonstrate association between selected
variables. Adherence among the respondents was at 90.5% (226 respondents). Number
of family members (OR: 6; 95%CI: 2-19;p= 0.005), having a family member to
remind the patient when to take the drugs (OR:4; 95%CI:2-13;p=0.007) and time
taken before seeking health care (OR: 3.7; 95%CI: 2.2-6.7; p
SENGHOR, M (2021). Predictors Of Tb Treatment Adherence Among Patients Aged Above 18 Years Attending Tb Clinic In Kisumu East Sub-County. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/predictors-of-tb-treatment-adherence-among-patients-aged-above-18-years-attending-tb-clinic-in-kisumu-east-sub-county
SENGHOR, MORRIS "Predictors Of Tb Treatment Adherence Among Patients Aged Above 18 Years Attending Tb Clinic In Kisumu East Sub-County" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/predictors-of-tb-treatment-adherence-among-patients-aged-above-18-years-attending-tb-clinic-in-kisumu-east-sub-county. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
SENGHOR, MORRIS . "Predictors Of Tb Treatment Adherence Among Patients Aged Above 18 Years Attending Tb Clinic In Kisumu East Sub-County". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 10 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/predictors-of-tb-treatment-adherence-among-patients-aged-above-18-years-attending-tb-clinic-in-kisumu-east-sub-county >.
SENGHOR, MORRIS . "Predictors Of Tb Treatment Adherence Among Patients Aged Above 18 Years Attending Tb Clinic In Kisumu East Sub-County" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 10, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/predictors-of-tb-treatment-adherence-among-patients-aged-above-18-years-attending-tb-clinic-in-kisumu-east-sub-county